A two-year study by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek found that China is focusing on influencing the information space in Kyrgyzstan and getting results in shaping the coverage around key political issues …
A small Jewish community continues to thrive in Kyrgyzstan
An estimated 40,000 Jews fled fighting in the western part of the Soviet Union during World War II and sought refuge in Central Asia. Today, only about 1,500 Jews still live in Kyrgyzstan, but the …
Is Kyrgyzstan next victim of China’s BRI – Mounting debt indicates so
That warning comes as sovereign-debt distress spreads in several countries along the BRI, prompting China’s first overseas debt crisis as it grapples with a mounting pile of non-performing loans and …
Is Kyrgyzstan next victim of China’s BRI – Mounting debt indicates so
That warning comes as sovereign-debt distress spreads in several countries along the BRI, prompting China’s first overseas debt crisis as it grapples with a mounting pile of non-performing loans and …
China – Kyrgyzstan Trade Ties Could Serve As Big Boost To Alibaba, Here’s How
China is looking to boost imports from Kyrgyzstan following trade discussions during the 15th meeting of the intergovernmental Kyrgyz-Chinese commission, the Silk Road Briefing reports. The main …
China’s Belt And Road Grapples With Mounting Debt Crisis, Impacting Central Asia, Pakistan, And Beyond
As Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan deal with paying back their large Chinese loans amid growing economic pressure, the Belt and Road is having to adapt to a cascade of countries in economic distress and …
China’s Belt And Road Grapples With Mounting Debt Crisis, Impacting Central Asia, Pakistan, And Beyond
As Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan deal with paying back their large Chinese loans amid growing economic pressure, the Belt and Road is having to adapt to a cascade of countries in economic distress and …
The Folly of Pakistan’s China Gamble
Including Sri Lanka, 42 middle- and low-income countries, such as Djibouti, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, and Zambia, have reportedly taken on significant debt obligations to China worth over ten percent of GDP.
Transfer of Kumtor gold mine to Kyrgyzstan’s ownership completed
The Kumtor gold mine has been transferred to Kyrgyzstan’s ownership, the presidential press service reported on Friday. “A procedure to exchange documents confirming the process of transfer of the …
A Legal Litmus Test: Azimjon Askarov Hearing Begins in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, as it likes to remind the world … local authorities started moving toward seizing Askarov’s property–more than five years after his original conviction. The move had all the …